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Resolved, That clause 51 as printed stand part of the Bill. Resolved, That clause 52 as printed stand part of the Bill. Resolved, That clause 53 as printed stand part of the Bill. Resolved, That clause 54 as printed stand part of the Bill. Resolved, That clause 55 as printed stand part of the Bill. Resolved, That clause 56 as printed stand part of the Bill. Resolved, That clause 57 as printed stand part of the Bill. Resolved, That clause 58 as printed stand part of the Bill. Resolved, That clause 59 as printed stand part of the Bill. Resolved, That clause 60 as printed stand part of the Bill. Resolved, That clause 61 as printed stand part of the Bill. Resolved, That clause 62 as printed stand part of the Bill. Resolved, That clause 63 as printed stand part of the Bill. Resolved, That clause 64 as printed stand part of the Bill. Resolved, That clause 65 as printed stand part of the Bill. Resolved, That clause 66 as printed stand part of the Bill. The Committee then adjourned until 11 a.m. on Friday, the 2nd October, 1908. Friday, 2nd October, 1908. The Committee met at 11 ajn., pursuant to notice. Present: Mr. E. G. Allen, Mr. J. Allen, Mr. Colvin, Mr. Flatman, Mr. W. Fraser, Mr. l.aurenson, Hon. Mr. MoNab, Hon. Mr. Mills (Chairman), and the Right Hon. Sir J. G. Ward. • The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The Public Service Classification and Superannuation Amendment Bill. Mr. M. Fox, Actuary, attended the meeting and gave evidence. Resolved, on the motion of the Right Hon. Sir J. G. Ward, That clauses 12, 13, 14, 18, and 2>< be recommitted. Resolved, on the motion of the Right Hon. Sir J. G. Ward, That clause 12 be amended by adding the following proviso: — " Provided that the Board may, with the approval of the Minister of Education, extend the provisions of this section to any case in which the age of a male contributor is not less than sixty years, or the age of a female contributor is not less than fifty years." It (solved, That clause 12 as amended stand part of the Bill. The Right Hon. Sir J. G. Ward moved that clause 13 be amended by inserting after the word " contributor " in line 34 the words " whose length of service exceeds fifteen years, and." On the question being put the Committee divided, and the names were taken down as follows: — Ayes, 8. —Mr. E. G. Allen, Mr. Colvin, Mr. Flatman, Mr. W. Fraser, Mr. Laurenson, Hon. Mr. McNab, Hon. Mr. Mills, Right Hon. Sir J. G. Ward. Noes, I.—Mr. J. Allen. And so it was resolved in the affirmative. Resolved, That clause 13 as amended stand part of the Bill. Resolved, on the motion of the Right Hon. Sir S. G. Ward, That clause 14 be amended by inserting at the beginning of the clause the following new subclause: — " (1.) When a former contributor while in receipt of a retiring-allowance under the last preceding section re-enters the Education service, and becomes permanently employed therein, his retiring-allowance shall cease and he shall again become a contributor to the fund at such rate of contribution as the Board determines, and if he subsequently retires from the Education service his retiring-allowance shall be calculated separately in respect to his two successive periods of service and of the salary received by him in each of those periods." Resolved, on the motion of the Right Hon. Sir J. G. Ward, That the clause be further amended by inserting before the word " When " in line 7 the words " in any case other than that provided for in the last preceding subsection." Resolved, on the motion of the Right Hon. Sir J. G. Ward, That the clause be further amended by inserting after the words " Government service " in line 9 the words " or to or for any of the bodies named in the definition ' Education service ' in section two hereof." Resolved, That clause 14 as amended stand part of the Bill. Resolved, on the motion of the Right Hon. Sir J. G. Ward, That clause 18 be amended by adding the following new subclause :— " (2.) If after any person has so retired he subsequently re-enters the Education service and becomes permanently employed therein he shall for all the purposes of this Part of this Act be deemed to have been then first permanently employed in the said service, and shall thereupon be bound or entitled, as the case may be, to become a contributor to the fund in the same manner in all respects as if he had not formerly been a contributor thereto." Resolved, That clause 18 as amended stand part of the Bill. Resolved, on the motion of the Right Hon. Sir J. G. Ward, That clause 28 be struck out. Resolved, That the Short Title as printed stand part of the Bill. Resolved, on the motion of Mr. J. Allen, That the minutes of evidence and proceedings be printed. Resolved, That the Bill as amended be reported to the House this day. The Committee then adjourned.